Essentially Essential Oils By Eve

11/06/2025

If life feels a little too busy, take this as your sign to slow down.
Unwind, breathe deep, and mellow out with this calming diffuser blend—you’ll feel the difference.

3 drops Frankincense
2 drops Cedarwood
2 drops Copaiba
1 drop Vetiver

10/06/2025

No wonder Endless Summer is the natural alternative to artificial fragrances!

With sweet blooming flowers, fresh citrus, and a hint of summertime treats, it brings your best summer memories straight to you—wherever you are. 🧡

09/06/2025

04/04/2024

One of the reasons that I love essential oils to support health is that they inherently have polypharmacology because they are natural complex substances with from a dozen to hundreds of constituents that have additive, synergistic, and antagonistic (buffering) effects. In other words, each constituent in the oil serves a purpose to produce a therapeutic effect, even the minor ones. This can be demonstrated with this slide I created that shows just a few of the known receptor or enzymatic targets, pathways, and mechanisms that lavender works within the body.

12/09/2023

Fatigue is a term used to describe an overall lack of energy or feeling of tiredness. Many people today reach for energy drinks or shots loaded with caffeine to avoid fatigue. However, this may make things worse in the long run and actually contribute to your fatigue.

First off, about 10% of humans don't clear caffeine from the body efficiently due to polymorphisms in the CYP1A2 gene, which controls the expression of enzymes that breakdown and clear caffeine. Genetics aside, consumption of caffeine triggers the release of cortisol. High caffeine levels can negatively effect cortisol and energy levels. Too much caffeine can even overwork your adrenals (to produce cortisol excessively) and make them work less efficiently. Additionally, caffeine increases short-term energy and alertness at the expense of the long term. Caffeine interferes with the activity of adenosine, which is a neurotransmitter that puts the brakes on other neurotransmitters that trigger excitation and stimulation. At some point, caffeine is overcome by adenosine (they bind to the same receptors) and a crash or slump occurs.

A more natural solution for fatigue may be peppermint essential oil. A review article reported that menthol in peppermint may increase cellular energy metabolism by stimulating the central nervous system. Specifically, menthol stimulates the adrenal cortex to enhance energy. In addition, clinical research shows that peppermint increases alertness and improves mental freshness.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35994817/

Inhale peppermint when feeling fatigued or place one drop on your tongue to promote alertness and mental freshness.

26/01/2023

Anxiety disorders are occurring at far greater frequency in industrialized nations. A recent preclinical model of anxiety found that citral (a primary component of lemongrass, melissa, and lemon myrtle essential oils) reduces anxiety by interacting with both GABA and serotonin receptors in the brain.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00210-022-02317-0

To reduce nervousness, diffuse 5 drops of orange, 2 drops of lemongrass, and 1 drop of lavender essential oil in a diffuser.

11/08/2022

Fatigue is a nearly universal symptom of hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid) and unfortunately there is no current recommended treatment for fatigue associated with hypothyroidism.

A randomized, placebo controlled clinical study evaluated the benefits of inhaling essential oils--a blend containing peppermint and small amounts of black pepper, clove bud, grapefruit, and bergamot--for fatigue among people with hypothyroidism. Participants placed three drops of the blend onto disposable paper scent strips and inhaled for 15 minutes between 13:00 and 15:00 each day, for a total of 14 days. The placebo group inhaled avocado oil. Both groups experienced a reduction in fatigue scores during week one of the study, when compared to the control group (no intervention). However, at the end of the study, the aromatherapy group experienced improved fatigue scores on all measurable subscales, particularly global, affective, and general fatigue.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31437124/

02/08/2022

30/07/2022

A clinical study compared three separate essential oil spray formulas for pain relief. The first spray contained 20% methyl salicylate, 5% menthol, 4% turpentine, 3% eucalyptus, and 2% clove oil. The second formula consisted of 15% wintergreen, 5% mint extract, 3% turpentine, 2% eucalyptus, and 0.4% cinnamon. The last sample had 20% wintergreen, 10% camphor, 10% turpentine, 6% eucalyptus, 4% mint extract, 1% clove, and 0.5% cinnamon. Study participants applied each of the sprays on different consecutive days to the area of discomfort. The participants reported cooling and warming sensations and relief of pain. The researchers noted a synergistic action of the analgesic activity with the combined oils.
http://ijpbms.com/index.php/ijpbms/article/view/97

20/07/2022

Candida auris (a superbug fungus) is considered a major threat to public health because it is resistant to antifungal drugs and survives for long periods on surfaces. It is difficult to detect with standard laboratory methods, may be misidentified (causing improper treatment), and has caused outbreaks in healthcare settings. People with compromised immune systems are most susceptible to infection.

A recent study compared four different Thymus species essential oils for their efficacy in inhibiting Candida auris. What the researchers found was that Thymus vulgaris was the strongest antifungal followed by Thymus zygis (both with thymol as the main constituent, but the T. zygis had near equal carvacrol content). The conclusion of the study was that both these thyme oils are "a great contribution to the treatment of C. auris infections, being promising alternatives to conventional therapy."
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0926669022001509

14/07/2022

Exposure to ionizing radiation (depending on the type, amount absorbed, exposure time, distance and tissue sensitivity) can harm humans by destroying cells or causing them to mutate. Humans are exposed to ionizing radiation through x-rays, certain occupations, cosmic rays, and radioactive materials in the soil, air, and water. A recent laboratory study found that adding rosemary essential oil to cells protects them against radiation (increases cell survival and reduces cell damage and death).
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9175126/

01/07/2022

Anxiety following an operation or other invasive procedure is common and can delay postoperative healing and recovery and interfere with pain management. A placebo-controlled randomized human clinical study compared the effects of geranium and lemon essential oil for anxiety following coronary artery bypass. One hundred and fifty participants were randomly assigned to inhale geranium, lemon, or sweet almond oil (control group). Three drops of the various oils were placed onto a cloth pinned to the subject’s shirts approximately 20 cm from their nose. Subjects inhaled from the cloth for 20 minutes after surgery and state anxiety and physiological indices measured. Both the lemon and geranium oil groups experienced increased arterial blood oxygen saturation levels, but other indices (state anxiety scores, heart rate, and blood pressure) showed that geranium was superior to both lemon and control for decreasing overall anxiety state.
https://cmja.arakmu.ac.ir/article-1-819-fa.pdf